NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, seeks to fill vacancies on its Science Advisory Board.
The 15-member Board advises the NOAA administrator on long-and short-term
strategies for research, education, and application of science to
resource management and environmental assessment and prediction.

“This
is an opportunity to help guide NOAA’s scientific direction,
provide leadership, and ensure that the agency has a complete and
accurate understanding of scientific issues critical to its mission,”
said retired Navy Vice Admiral Conrad
C. Lautenbacher, Jr., Ph.D., under secretary of commerce for oceans
and atmosphere and NOAA administrator.

As a Federal Advisory Committee, the
Board’s membership is required to contain a balance of viewpoints,
as well as represent various geographic regions of the country and
diverse sectors, including industry, academia, science, and the general
public.

Members are appointed by the NOAA Administrator
and serve three-year terms. The Board meets three times a year, exclusive
of working groups, subcommittee, and task force meetings. Members
must be willing to participate in periodic reviews of the use of science
in NOAA laboratories and programs.

NOAA, an agency of the U.S. Department
of Commerce, is dedicated to enhancing economic security and national
safety through research to better understand atmospheric and climate
variability and to manage wisely our nation's coastal and marine resources.